worktop

British

/ ˈwɜːkˌtɒp /

noun

a surface in a kitchen, often of heat-resistant laminated plastic, that is used for food preparation

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When Ms Hatfield contacted the supposed kitchen and worktop suppliers, neither had any record of an order being placed for her materials.

From BBC

On a worktop next to stacked boxes of ice, Dr Thomas points out the oldest cores that could be 1.5 million years old.

From BBC

She was taken into a small room where there "was only a bed, a tiny stool and a worktop", and that is where she says she first met Ricky Sawyer.

From BBC

In “Barbershop,” reflections from the mirrors above a worktop create a series of rectangular patterns, like an abstract painting.

From New York Times

Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Yevtukhov told the daily Izvestia that kitchen worktop manufacturer Slotex and lumber producer Luzales would purchase the plants.

From Reuters

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